Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Cross Country Running

I'm always looking for new ways to keep the Run Geordie Run profile raised between major events while trying to inspire others to run or do something that makes a positive difference to other people's lives. With that in mind, cue a new series of "inspirational" posters that will be appearing here and there in the build up to Australia 2013.

The first one, shown below, proved very popular when it was posted on my Twitter and Facebook feeds. I received some lovely feedback, particularly from the running community and it wasn't long before it had been viewed over 1000 times.

"Cross Country Running" has already appeared in a couple of office premises and a gym. If you would like an A4 sized Run Geordie Run poster to display in your gym, shop or office or if you'd like to include it in your publication then please get in touch at sponsorship@rungeordierun.com. Stocks are limited so please be quick.

I'm currently on a fundraising campaign to run 20,000 miles Around The World in aid of charities in the North East of England.

Whilst not pursuing a world record, the run is following two aspects of the Guinness World Record criteria used, not in running, but in cycling for “fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle”; To travel a minimum of 18,000 miles (28,968 km) and to travel through two approximate antipodal points (i.e. opposite points on the planet).

The purpose of using the criteria is to, at least, give credibility to the claim that I, Run Geordie Run, will “run around the world”.

The distance of my chosen route is 20,000 miles (32,189 km) and it will take approximately 608 days (1 year and 243 days) to complete. The chosen antipodal points are La Coruña in Spain and Christchurch in New Zealand.

The run Around The World is split into 8 segments, some of which have been completed already: